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Antigua opens new Cancer Treatment Centre

Citizens of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will no longer have to battle with high travel expenses and long flights overseas in order to access treatment for cancers and other chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs). The reason for this […]

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17 million Caribbean people to benefit from CARPHA and Mexico MOU

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the ministry of health of the United Mexican States, through the Federal Commission

Antigua utilizes herbal remedies to treat Chikungunya

This time last year, 38-year-old Antigua born Sira Berzas fell ill with chikungunya, which is a mosquito-borne illness that has swept through the Caribbean and infected more

Antigua & Barbuda Launches First Aid app

In a smart and bold attempt to bring about emergency response awareness amongst citizens Antiguans and Barbudans will now be able to learn about CPR and AED through

Antigua Health Minister Promises Quicker Hospital (ER)

The Mount St John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC) board of directors made a decision to increase the number of doctors in the emergency room (ER) to accommodate an increased

“Be sickle smart” says Antigua association

The Antigua & Barbuda Sickle Cell Association is a body of forty (40) members including persons with and without Sickle Cell Disease. The group is raising awareness by

Antigua mental health policy launched

A nineteen- page document, coordinated by technicians in Antigua’s Ministry of Health, The Clarevue Psychiatric Hospital, PAHO and WHO was officially launched at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket

Antigua and Barbuda confirm 15 cases of CHIKV

Is there a public health crisis in the region? CARPHA has said that they will be able to contain and manage the mosquito-borne illness chikungunya that is spreading rapidly

Fifteen countries confirm chikungunya disease

Fifteen countries have confirmed the presence of chikungunya disease and these include Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Martinique, St

Professor tells Antiguans there is nothing to fear from concrete plant

A noted Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill, Dr. Timothy Roach said there is no need for the residents of

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